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Bali Local Government Area
Taraba State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Bali
Known for the Mumuye people and yam, sorghum farming. Agricultural LGA in central Taraba.
Bali Local Government Area is located in Taraba State, in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Taraba Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Bali LGA is Bali.
The headquarters of Bali Local Government Area is Bali. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Bali is 661001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Bali Local Government Area had a population of 115,000 people.
Bali Local Government Area was created in 1991 as part of the national local government reforms. Nigeria has had several rounds of LGA creation — 1976, 1991, and 1996 — which expanded the total from 301 to the current 774 LGAs.
Bali Local Government Area is in Taraba State, Nigeria. Taraba State is in the North East zone and has its capital at Jalingo. Taraba State has 16 Local Government Areas in total.
Bali Local Government Area is in the Taraba Central senatorial district of Taraba State. This district is represented by a senator in the Nigerian National Assembly. Each senatorial district in Nigeria comprises several LGAs and elects one senator for a four-year term.